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TD1

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Galashiels, Halliburton and Balmoral, in Scottish Borders.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TD1 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In TD1, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
18,377
1,193rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.8%
1,171st highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How TD1 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TD1Middle
Population15 postcode districts, TD · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 844 to 18,377. The middle area is 6,705. TD1 is 18,377.
18,377most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage15 postcode districts, TD · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 19.1% to 91.7%. The middle area is 75.2%. TD1 is 82.5%.
82.5%4th highest
Claimant rate15 postcode districts, TD · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 1.2% to 5.4%. The middle area is 2.8%. TD1 is 3.3%.
3.3%5th highest
Aged 15 to 6415 postcode districts, TD · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in TD15 areas from 53.9% to 63.1%. The middle area is 58.7%. TD1 is 62.8%.
62.8%2nd highest

What is the population of TD1?

TD1 had 18,377 usual residents at the census.

TD1 is the 1,193rd least populated of 2,756 in the UK.

Neighbourhoods in TD1

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Clovenfords Caddonfoot and Boleside857No figureNo figure60.8%
Galashiels - E - Coopersknowe and Melrose Gait West632No figureNo figure97.0%
Galashiels - E - Melrose Gait East594No figureNo figure95.5%
Galashiels - Langlee - Beech Avenue and Langlee Drive741No figureNo figure50.3%
Galashiels - Langlee - Hawthorn Road Area766No figureNo figure90.0%
Galashiels - Langlee - Kenilworth Avenue Area799No figureNo figure91.1%
Galashiels - N - Halliburton and Ladhope912No figureNo figure95.0%
Galashiels - N - Low Buckholmside Gala Park and High Street789No figureNo figure91.5%
Galashiels - N - Windyknowe to Kilnknowe Place888No figureNo figure98.5%
Galashiels - N - Wood Street613No figureNo figure98.9%
Galashiels - N - Woodlea to Magdala Terrace616No figureNo figure83.3%
Galashiels - S - Abbotsford Road to Barr Road900No figureNo figure96.6%
Galashiels - S - Huddersfield Street to Tweed Road772No figureNo figure78.4%
Galashiels - S - Melrose Road and Glenfield582No figureNo figure87.8%
Galashiels - S - Netherdale and Kingsknowe942No figureNo figure99.6%
Galashiels - W - Balmoral928No figureNo figure100.0%
Galashiels - W - Balmoral Avenue to Livingstone Place659No figureNo figure99.5%
Galashiels - W - Overhaugh Street to Scott Crescent738No figureNo figure99.8%
Galashiels - W - Victoria Street to Mossilee Road739No figureNo figure83.7%
Heriot and Fountainhall524No figureNo figure88.6%
Stow705No figureNo figure14.6%
Tweedbank - East and Craw Wood741No figureNo figure94.8%
Tweedbank - Essenside Drive to Jura Drive692No figureNo figure12.1%
Tweedbank - Honeylees Drive to Abbotsferry Road615No figureNo figure83.1%

MPs for TD1

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in TD15

Postcode sectors in TD14

Council1

Towns in TD11

Postcode districts next to TD17

Nearest rail stations2

More in the TD postcode area2

TD1 in brief

TD1 is a postcode district covering Galashiels, Halliburton and Balmoral, in Scottish Borders.

About 18,767 people lived in TD1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from NRS small-area estimates).

TD1 had 18,377 usual residents at the census.

In TD1, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In TD1, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.8% of residents in TD1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.